In Bond Fine Wine. 2016 Georges Noellat Grands Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanee, Burgundy, France. 1er Cru • Red Burgundy in 3x150cl. Top critic score: 93–96/100 (ST). Drinking window: 2022+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
William Kelley (WK) — 95/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 31/01/2019 · Drink 2024-2050
Cropped at a mere ten hectoliters per hectare thanks to devastating spring frosts, the 2016 Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru is one of the finest wines Maxim Cheurlin has produced to date. Unfurling in the glass with complex aromas of cherries, cassis, dark chocolate, grilled venison, loamy soil and black truffle, it's full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with searing levels of concentration, rich s…
Neal Martin (NM) — 95–97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 29/12/2017 · Drink 2022-2045
There are just two barrels of 2016 Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru this year. What can be said is that there is a huge gulf in quality between this and its "younger brother," the Ech'zeaux. It has a very pure bouquet with scents of cranberry, wild strawberry, minerals and wilted rose petals that is beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. There is more energy and tension here…
Allen Meadows (BH) — 92–94/100 · Burghound, 15/01/2018 · Drink 2031+
As is usually the case the broad-shouldered flavors possess more size and weight though perhaps a bit less than I usually see between the Ech and this wine. I like both the intensity and the polished mouthfeel that add appeal of the sappy and built-to-age finish that is hugely long but not really austere. In sum, this powerful effort should be capable of effortlessly aging over the next 15 to 20…